Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:44 am by False_chicken
I understand the finances. That proves the "Better for the industry" part of the paper. You get props for that. But whether it is ethical or not has become my argument. Two wrongs don't make a right. People see the word "Piracy" and that automatically triggers a "bad" response in peoples heads. If they would just release demos for all their games the issue could be resolved. Which brings me to the emailing the studio argument. If even 20% of the people who pirated the game flooded the studios and publishers inbox that you didn't buy it because there was no demo I guarantee they would do something. They care about their bottom line. And if all that potential profit goes to waste because they didn't release a demo I am sure they would crack down. If many people did that all the time I am sure eventually most titles would have a demo. And hence a perfectly ethical and morally "right" way for everyone to enjoy their product.
. I agree with most of your document. I just wanted to bring up the other side. Mentioning what if the vast majority started modding and pirating. Just to get free games. It would decrease the bottom lines of companies. They would not invest as much money in games and that would cause many of the multi-million dollar AAA titles we see today to not be produced. The quality would decrease with the profit.